Horsemeat in Tesco "beef" burgers

So I came across on some news about massive amounts of horse (as high as 29%) being used in some Tescos beef burgers, and according to that it has caused an outrage in the UK. I thought this was just some wild exaggeration but then I talked to a few islander friends of mine and they were really worked up about it, spouting crap about inedibility and health hazards.

Now granted that's some false advertisement selling them as beef, but I don't get the uproar. What's so weird about eating horse?

i got nothing against eating horse, but would be quite worried if they are putting different meats into my food than they say. a small % is ok, but some as high as 29% is just not right, something has gone majorly wrong at the farm/factory.

Originally Posted by endus

A thread about how hard it is being a white dude is not really a reasonable topic.

Originally Posted by Gabriel

You are assuming Cybran actually reads the articles he links.
I suspect he is actually some Soviet algorithm gone rogue, transmitting from some forgotten bunker, responding to keywords by googling them and adding "+bad" to the search query, and then just copy/pasting anything it comes across.

i got nothing against eating horse, but would be quite worried if they are putting different meats into my food than they say. a small % is ok, but some as high as 29% is just not right, something has gone majorly wrong at the farm/factory.

Exactly. Having trust is a big deal with issues such as selling and marketing food. Everybody wants to know what they are putting in their mouth after all.

i got nothing against eating horse, but would be quite worried if they are putting different meats into my food than they say. a small % is ok, but some as high as 29% is just not right, something has gone majorly wrong at the farm/factory.

It's probably not a mistake in farm/factory, just the way the product is made and nobody cared to check it at Tescos. Though I can't be 100% sure on this because we don't have a Tesco here. Adding to that, I would buy horseburgers rather than beef.
@ Shadowbane yup I'd be miffed about the false advertisement part too, but I don't understand all the health concerns etc.

Edit; had a look on their site, at least that doesn't list horse in the ingredients, not sure about the actual packaging.

i got nothing against eating horse, but would be quite worried if they are putting different meats into my food than they say. a small % is ok, but some as high as 29% is just not right, something has gone majorly wrong at the farm/factory.

This. Production standards clearly aren't being adhered to if this can happen. So if quality standards aren't being met, how about food safety standards? The whole production process needs to be put under review.

Originally Posted by Whitey

It's probably not a mistake in farm/factory, just the way the product is made and nobody cared to check it at Tescos. Though I can't be 100% sure on this because we don't have a Tesco here. Adding to that, I would buy horseburgers rather than beef.
@ Shadowbane yup I'd be miffed about the false advertisement part too, but I don't understand all the health concerns etc.

Meat production is serious effin business when it comes to food safety. The horsemeat is a pretty big red flag, especially if it's not supposed to be here.

It's probably not a mistake in farm/factory, just the way the product is made and nobody cared to check it at Tescos. Though I can't be 100% sure on this because we don't have a Tesco here. Adding to that, I would buy horseburgers rather than beef.
@ Shadowbane yup I'd be miffed about the false advertisement part too, but I don't understand all the health concerns etc.

well i guess we will soon find out if it was a long term issue and no one checked. i dont really mind if they did sell horse burgers, i would rather they were labled as horse though. ive eaten far weirer burgers before, Kangaroo burger was my favorite so far. and i dont know about the health concerns, i cant see why horse meat would be bad for us.

Originally Posted by endus

A thread about how hard it is being a white dude is not really a reasonable topic.

Originally Posted by Gabriel

You are assuming Cybran actually reads the articles he links.
I suspect he is actually some Soviet algorithm gone rogue, transmitting from some forgotten bunker, responding to keywords by googling them and adding "+bad" to the search query, and then just copy/pasting anything it comes across.

It might just be because I associate myself with like minded people. But almost all the folks I know are quite enthusiastic about their food, so if you were to get something in a beef burger thats not even beef, you should be rightly pissed off.

Then again, who the hell buys tesco brand beef burgers, its like the shittiest shit you can get.

Edit: The weird thing is, Tesco has a rediculously scrutinous testing period for new products, so it must have gotten past on purpose or it was just a massive oversight on their part.

Meat production is serious effin business when it comes to food safety. The horsemeat is a pretty big red flag, especially if it's not supposed to be here.

Sorry but I don't see a connection between health hazard and horsemeat. The actual quality of the product healthwise is kept in check in the origin country, we're not talking imported meat from a dodgy factory from a third world country after all.

It might just be because I associate myself with like minded people. But almost all the folks I know are quite enthusiastic about their food, so if you were to get something in a beef burger thats not even beef, you should be rightly pissed off.

Then again, who the hell buys tesco brand beef burgers, its like the shittiest shit you can get.

i was wondering which brand it was, was it tesco value ones? if it was it doesnt surprise me they have all sorts in it.

Originally Posted by endus

A thread about how hard it is being a white dude is not really a reasonable topic.

Originally Posted by Gabriel

You are assuming Cybran actually reads the articles he links.
I suspect he is actually some Soviet algorithm gone rogue, transmitting from some forgotten bunker, responding to keywords by googling them and adding "+bad" to the search query, and then just copy/pasting anything it comes across.

It's also rather discrediting to their company as well, giving the impression that if this is happening with this product, what about other products, are they being checked properly? I've no issue with having horse meat, but the real issue is the process that lets this happen without notice. My view of it at least :P

Also what about people who are allergic to certain food products, can't make them feel too good eating their food knowing it's not checked properly ^^

not that surprising, tesco value is not exactly a hallmark of quality.

Originally Posted by endus

A thread about how hard it is being a white dude is not really a reasonable topic.

Originally Posted by Gabriel

You are assuming Cybran actually reads the articles he links.
I suspect he is actually some Soviet algorithm gone rogue, transmitting from some forgotten bunker, responding to keywords by googling them and adding "+bad" to the search query, and then just copy/pasting anything it comes across.